The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-07
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Thirty Fifth Annual International Ty-
biographical Union Now in Session
Large Attendance-P Presidents Re-
ports Favorable and Encouraging
Decisions Announced.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 6.--At 1870 this
morning President William Aimison, Of
Nashville, called the delegates to order and
declared the Thirty Fifth Annual Interna-
tional Typographical Union Convention
open for business. The hall was completely
filed with the delegates, ex-delegates, visi.
tors and members of the local union and
few ladies. Fully 300 persons were present.
Of these about 165 are delegates. More ars
expected to-day and tomorrow, and al
least 200 more in all will be here. The Con-
vention adjourned to 1 80 this afternoon to
permit the Committee on Credentials, of
which Mr.. Connolly, of Washington, is ths
chairman, to prepare their reports. Af-
ter the recess President Aimison delivered
his annual address. He congratulated the
convention ON the progress made in the past
year and the cheerful outlook for the future.
OF the strike fund the President said "It is
a mooted question whether the fund, as il
exists now, is not productive OF more in
jury than benefit. Last year it was made
obligatory to adopt the strike fund law and
at once numerous applications WEI mada
for aid. So many in fact, that the Exc, ltive
Council became convinced that other unions
would be violent in their opposition to the
consequent assessment. There can be no
question but that in many instances the
fund.- and with no just demand, was a
potent factor in asking an advance, and IL
the fund had been allowed an immense
number of men would have been thrown
out of work. The Executive Council there
fore determined to withdraw all aid except
in extraordinary cases The President
also stated that the increase in the Press
mems Union had been very gratifying.
DECISIONS ANNOUNCED.
The following decisions, which the Presi-
dent had made, were submitted: ''The union
has no right TO set apart day as a national
holiday and declare members unfair becausq4
they do not observe it. Local unious hnros
a right to enact laws stopping Cha re4Rif< Ar.
orders for clothing, etc.. v wtissff jt N fis
mental to the interests of tns uiffIi @.fS ~
the question of stereotYi18 I,II[tq& which
promises to give rise to tue &E16< ut dIscNs-
sion in the convention, th6 President said
that perhaps the union had never been con-
fronted with such an intricate or difficult
question and that whether 1t was for good or
Ill, could only be determined by time. ''Thel
system,n he said, 'has many supporters
within the ranks of the union, who argue
that it affords work to many, and Is also.
OF great advantage to many of the papers
IN the small towns and even large cities, and
that there are more members engaged than
displaced by the use of the plates On the
other hand, their opponents argue that it is
dangerous experiment. and it will
gradually reduce the working force and
eventually prove curse and become bone
of contention and continual troublebetween
the proprietors and their compositors. In
the past year subordinate unions were al
lowed to use their own Judgment in this
matter, but an expression should now be
given, based ON the rules adopted at the last
convention. The question must be ap-
preached with prudence and carefully con-
sidered, as becomes its gravity"
The report by the Chief Organizer, based
on Investigations on the general effect of
the system, will be submitted of a nine-hour
law The President said it was a most inn
portant question, and would affect book
and job printers the most but whether the
time was ripe to pass 1t the union must de-
eide. In his opinion the coming year 10
would have important matters enough to
deal with without this, and he suggests
the assertion Of the unions faith in the plan,
and its postponement to n more convenient
season. Of apprentices, he said: This time
worn subject is still with US. The resolu-
tion prohibiting subordinate unions from
recognizing apprentices on morning papers,
who may thereafter be Illegally placed
thereon, has not been heartily acquiesced in,
amounting to a non-observance. A strange
paradox is that the employers who suffer
from incompetent worlmen place obstacles
in the way of remedying the evil